Ardellis | November 17, 2007
Saudi Rape Victim Gets 200 Lashes, Court Says 19-Year-Old Woman Improperly Used Media To Influence Case
I would love to be articulate right now. I would love to be able, right at this moment, to write a diatribe that goes on for pages about how badly I think the House of Saud needs to be toppled [...]
Ardellis | October 31, 2007
Well, maybe 15 seconds, since that’s how long it’ll take you to read my quote at the tail end of this Boston Globe article about Salem at Halloween. (My RL name is Robin Whelton, in case you didn’t know.)
Ardellis | October 24, 2007
J.K. Rowling has come out and said, in no uncertain terms, that Albus Dumbledore is gay.
Which is marvelous, IMHO. Why wouldn’t there be gay characters in the HP universe? And why not the headmaster of Hogwarts himself?
What bothers me is that the statement seems to have been made as an implied negative answer to the [...]
Ardellis | September 14, 2007
Sometimes you can really tell the political affiliation of a radio station.
Yesterday morning, on the drive in to work, Andy and I were listening to WBZ, the local AM news station (they do traffic reports every ten minutes, you see), and they covered the story that the State Police will be taking over investigations of [...]
Ardellis | August 19, 2007
Dubya has always tried to portray himself as a Christian who values the sanctity of human life. That’s why, we’re supposed to believe, he’s against abortion: because fetuses are human and humans deserve to live.
That regard for human life, of course, doesn’t extend to any adult convicted of a capital crime. Even if there’s significant [...]
Ardellis | July 3, 2007
Dubya thinks that having to go to jail for perjury and obstruction of justice is “excessive” so now Scooter doesn’t have to.
Via Making Light
Ardellis | July 3, 2007
FOIA is 40 years old. Some US government agencies are apparently still sitting on requests half that age.
Ardellis | June 27, 2007
What kind of extremist are you?
Your Result: Rational Person
You consider these questions obvious straw men, designed to distract people from a meaningful investigation of facts and a serious discussion of relevant political issues. How boring.
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Ardellis | June 23, 2007
The Vatican has its head up its ass again.
And people wonder why I don’t go in for organized religion.
Via Non Fluffy Wicca.
